Ryan Dellaquila

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BSR Contributor Since July 5, 2014

Ryan Dellaquila is a freelance writer who lives in the suburbs of Philadelphia and is a recent graduate of DeSales University. Ryan has also spent time in Los Angeles working on film sets — from Arrested Development to MTV's Teen Wolf. He enjoys traveling, the outdoors, and of course, the arts.

Ryan Dellaquila is a freelance writer who lives in the suburbs of Philadelphia and is a recent graduate of DeSales University. Ryan has also spent time in Los Angeles working on film sets — from Arrested Development to MTV's Teen Wolf. He enjoys traveling, the outdoors, and of course, the arts.

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Don't expect a documentary.

Grímur Hákonarson's 'Rams'

Hard as horns, soft as fleece
Rams draws you in with its vast, cold landscapes and hooks you with a simple story of two old hearts thawing out.

Ryan Dellaquila

Articles 2 minute read
Not a nice fellow: Michael Fassbender as Steve Jobs.

Danny Boyle's 'Steve Jobs'

The man behind the curtain
Michael Fassbender does a superb job portraying Jobs, but the director Boyle and screenwriter Sorkin go too far in trying to redeem the man's bad behavior.

Ryan Dellaquila

Articles 2 minute read
Count the pores (Ed Helms in 2015's "Vacation")

There's more to movies than special effects

Cartoonized: A rant on the digital age
Hollywood needs to relearn to use lower-tech, more creative ways to draw in audiences and tell stories. Just because we have the ability to use special effects technologies doesn’t mean we always should.

Ryan Dellaquila

Articles 4 minute read
The world is so cold: Oscar Isaac in 'Inside Llewyn Davis.' (Photo by Alison Rosa - © 2013 - CBS Films)

The Coen brothers and black cloud movies

Why are we laughing?
Though the Coen brothers didn’t invent the movie genre in which misfortune after misfortune is visited on the protagonist, they have certainly cornered the market.

Ryan Dellaquila

Articles 3 minute read
Undertaking a secret journey: McConaughey and Hathaway in “Interstellar.” (Photo by Melinda Sue Gordon - © 2014 Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. and Paramount Pictures Corporation. All Rights Reserved.)

Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar'

Enthusiasm for the unknown
As big as Interstellar’s ideas are, the heart of the story is small and affectionate. The movie’s strengths are the characters and the journey they take together.

Ryan Dellaquila

Articles 3 minute read
Photo of the Solano Drive-In by Thomas Hawk, via Flickr/Creative Commons.

Drive-ins and the way we watch movies

Starry night
The drive-in experience is like tailgating before a sporting event, but for movie junkies.

Ryan Dellaquila

Articles 4 minute read